Overview

• The M62 eastbound near J11 at Birchwood had one lane closed after a crash shortly after 7am, with queues back to J8 and knock-on delays on the M6 southbound between J21A and J22.
• National Highways advised the M62 disruption would clear between 9:15 and 9:30, and by about 9:02 all lanes had reopened although residual congestion persisted.
• Cheshire Police said they were not called to the M62 incident, which was managed by National Highways, and delays of 10–30 minutes were reported by traffic monitors.
• A separate serious collision near J45 where the M6 becomes the A74(M) led to a closure in Cumbria to allow emergency services to attend, with delays reported between J43 and J45.
• Later in the afternoon, a three-vehicle crash on the M6 northbound between J19 and J20 left a car on its side, closed two lanes, created around six miles of queues, and prompted a Cheshire Police response.